Reports and government publications
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. OR Agency. (Year). Title of report: Subtitle of report (Report Series No. OR Report No. OR nothing). Publisher. DOI OR nothing
Johnson, A. (2015). A mountain all can climb: A state of the nation report from the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army Social Policy & Parliamentary Unit.
Ministry of Health. (2006). Problem gambling intervention services in New Zealand: 2005 service-user statistics (Monitoring Report No. 8).
- Parenthetical citations: (Johnson, 2015; Ministry of Health, 2006)
- Narrative citations: Johnson (2015) and the Ministry of Health (2006)
- Author:
- The specific agency or people responsible for the report appear as the author.
- For an agency author, use the most specific agency as the author. The names of the parent agencies not present in the group author name appear in the source element as the publisher.
- If only the name of the agency is presented on the title page or cover, treat the agency as the author in the reference, even if individuals are credited elsewhere in the work (e.g., in an acknowledgments section).
- See also:
- Format of Group Author Names (APA Style website), which explains how to identify the authors of a report and how to handle organisation names that have layers of hierarchy.
- Author Variations for the option of abbreviating organisation names in in-text citations.
- Report Series and Number:
- If there are a report series and number, provide these in parentheses after the title.
- If there is a report number without a series title, include (Report No. #) after the title.
- If there is no report series or report number, omit this element.
- Publisher: Omit the publisher area when the author and publisher are the same.
- DOI: Include the DOI if available, otherwise add nothing after the publisher or publishers.
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. OR Agency. (Year). Title of report: Subtitle of report (Report Series No. OR Report No. OR nothing). Publisher. DOI OR URL accessible to all readers OR nothing
Bellamy, P. (2019). Youth gangs in New Zealand (Parliamentary Library Research and Information Research Paper No. 2019/04). Parliamentary Service. https://www.parliament.nz/media/6166/youth-gangs-in-new-zealand.pdf
International Transport Forum. (2017). Long-life surfacings for roads: Field test results: Research report. OECD Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1787/9789282108116-en
Mercury NZ. (2019). Annual report.
Schooling Analysis Unit. (2015). Attendance in New Zealand schools 2014. Ministry of Education. https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/schooling/2503/attendance-in-new-zealand-schools-2014
Starkey, L., Eppel, E., Sylvester, A., Daoud, R., & Vo, T. (2018). Equitable digital access to the internet beyond school: A literature review: Report commissioned by the Ministry of Education–Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga. Victoria University of Wellington. https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/188403/Equitable-digital-access-to-the-Internet-beyond-school-A-literature-review.pdf
Te Aka Matua o te Ture–Law Commission. (2020). The use of DNA in criminal investigations: Te whakamahi i te ira tangata i ngā mātai taihara (Report–Pūrongo No. 144). https://www.lawcom.govt.nz/sites/default/files/projectAvailableFormats/Law%20Commission%20-%20DNA%20in%20Criminal%20Investigations%20-%20Report%20144.pdf
Te Tari Taiwhenua–Department of Internal Affairs. (n.d.). Pūrongo ā tau—Annual report 2019. https://www.dia.govt.nz/diawebsite.nsf/Files/Annual-Report-2019/$file/Annual-Report-2019-Final-Audit-approved.pdf
- Parenthetical citations: (Bellamy, 2019; International Transport Forum, 2017; Mercury NZ, 2019; Schooling Analysis Unit, 2015; Starkey et al., 2018; Te Aka Matua o te Ture–Law Commission, 2020; Te Tari Taiwhenua–Department of Internal Affairs, n.d.)
- Narrative citations: Bellamy (2019), the International Transport Forum (2017), Mercury NZ (2019), the Schooling Analysis Unit (2015), Starkey et al. (2018), Te Aka Matua o te Ture–Law Commission (2020), and Te Tari Taiwhenua–Department of Internal Affairs (n.d.)
- Author:
- The specific agency or people responsible for the report appear as the author.
- For an agency author, use the most specific agency as the author. The names of the parent agencies not present in the group author name appear in the source element as the publisher.
- If only the name of the agency is presented on the title page or cover, treat the agency as the author in the reference, even if individuals are credited elsewhere in the work (e.g., in an acknowledgments section).
- See also:
- Format of Group Author Names (APA Style website), which explains how to identify the authors of a report and how to handle organisation names that have layers of hierarchy.
- Author Variations for the option of abbreviating organisation names in in-text citations.
- Report Series and Number:
- If there are a report series and number, provide these in parentheses after the title.
- If there is a report number without a series title, include (Report No. #) after the title.
- If there is no report series or report number, omit this element.
- Publisher: Omit the publisher area when the author and publisher are the same.
- DOI or URL:
- Include the DOI if available.
- If there is no DOI, include the URL but only if it is accessible to all readers. Do not use a URL from AKO | LEARN or a library database.
- If there is no DOI or accessible URL, add nothing after the publisher or publishers.
Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. OR Agency. (Year). Title (Report Series No. OR Report No. OR nothing). Database. DOI OR URL of homepage or login page
Euromonitor. (2019). Coffee in New Zealand: Country report. Passport. Retrieved June 6, 2020, from https://www.portal-euromonitor.com
Kelly, A. (2020). House construction in New Zealand (New Zealand Industry ANZSIC Report No. E3011NZ). IBISWorld. Retrieved June 6, 2020, from http://myibisworld.com
- Parenthetical citations: (Euromonitor, 2019; Kelly, 2020)
- Narrative citations: Euromonitor (2019) and Kelly (2020)
- Template: Use this template for works from a database that publish original, proprietary material available only in that database. See also Databases With Original Proprietary Content (APA Style website).
- Author:
- The specific agency or people responsible for the report appear as the author.
- For an agency author, use the most specific agency as the author. The names of the parent agencies not present in the group author name appear in the source element as the publisher.
- If only the name of the agency is presented on the title page or cover, treat the agency as the author in the reference, even if individuals are credited elsewhere in the work (e.g., in an acknowledgments section).
- See also:
- Format of Group Author Names (APA Style website), which explains how to identify the authors of a report and how to handle organisation names that have layers of hierarchy.
- Author Variations for the option of abbreviating organisation names in in-text citations.
- Report Series and Number:
- If there are a report series and number, provide these in parentheses after the title.
- If there is a report number without a series title, include (Report No. #) after the title.
- If there is no report series or report number, omit this element.
- Publisher: Omit the publisher area when the author and publisher are the same.
- DOI or URL:
- Include the DOI if available.
- If there is no DOI, provide the URL of the database home page or login page. Include a retrieval date for changeable and unarchived reports.
For parliamentary publications, such as the parliamentary debates (Hansard), see Legal resources.
